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Dec 19 2013Save12/19/13No, Black Women Aren't Bad at Diet and ExerciseErin Gloria Ryan179SaveFor years, the problem had researchers flummoxed — why, in weight loss trials that require participants to diet and…
Aug 28 2012Save8/28/12Pregnancy Lasts as Long as It Does Because Your Metabolism Is LazyDoug Barry71SaveScientists have explained the fact that humans, unlike wildebeests, for instance, are born as helpless and…
Apr 13 2012Save4/13/12Your Funky Sleep Schedule Could Totally Be Messing With Your MetabolismCassie Murdoch69SaveThere are many reasons why working odd hours sucks. Not only does it severely impinge on your social life and your…
Feb 8 2012Save2/8/12The Weight-Loss Drug That Wasn'tAnna North37SaveFibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21 for short) was a hot prospect in anti-obesity research — and drug companies…
Mar 11 2008Save3/11/08Study: Childhood Obesity Has Stronger Link To Nurture, Not NatureJessica G.200Save A group of British scientists is reporting that overweight moms are not genetically "programming their children to…